AIR ACCIDENT [Diamond DA40 TDI] IN MALAYSIA -HOW CAN A FLYING SCHOOL [HM Aerospace] INVESTIGATE THE DITCHING (CRASH LANDING INTO THE SEA) ON THEIR OWN

The ditched Diamond DA40 TDI in the sea off Langkawi Island

Assuming that the BERNAMA news report (see below) - or click HERE- is correct: Surely the aircraft should be impounded by, and this air accident investigation should be carried out independently by the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) Malaysia. They are the regulatory body for civil aviation in Malaysia, are they not? In order to ensure accountability and transparency, all air (and for that matter any accidents on land, sea or air) accident investigation reports should be made public. This looks like being yet another cover-up and /or a full whitewash! By DCA Malaysia Shame on you DCA Malaysia. NEWS FROM THE NATIONAL NEWS AGENCY, MALAYSIA (BERNAMA) “LANGKAWI, March 16 (Bernama) -- Flying school HM Aerospace has set up a committee to probe the emergency landing by its Diamond (DA40) light aircraft in the sea near the Pasir Hitam police officers mess in Ayer Hangat on Monday. Its principal, Brig-Gen (R) Datuk Ranjit Singh Gill, said today the committee would prepare a report for submission to the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) and HM Aerospace. The probe would be an internal affair and need not be made public, he told Bernama. In the 9.30am incident, the aircraft landed about 100m from the beach and the pilot and a trainee were brought to safety by fishermen who were in the vicinity. Meanwhile, the aircraft was taken to the flying school in Padang Matsirat yesterday for further investigation. -- BERNAMA” Excusatio non petita, accusatio manifesta He who excuses himself, accuses himself Commodum ex iniuria sua nemo habere debet No person ought to have advantage from his own wrong